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Neighbors unleash for, against F-35

Both city councils in South Burlington and Winooski heard from neighbors and business owners about whether or not the panels should support or oppose the basing of the F-35 at Burlington’s airport.

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Updated: 11:14 PM EDT Jul 8, 2013

Neighbors unleash for, against F-35

Both city councils in South Burlington and Winooski heard from neighbors and business owners about whether or not the panels should support or oppose the basing of the F-35 at Burlington’s airport.

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Updated: 11:14 PM EDT Jul 8, 2013

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WEBVTT SINCE 6 O'CLOCK-- GIVING CITYHALL THELOWDOWN.TWOCHITTENDENCOUNTYCOMMUNITIESHOLD HEARINGSABOUT BASINGF-35'S IN SOUTHBURLINGTON.THE MEETINGSWERE ANOPPORTUNITYFOR ELECTEDOFFICIALS TOGUAGE PUBLICSENTIMENT.NEWSCHANNELFIVES DAVIDCHARNS WAS ATTHOSE MEETINGSAND JOINS USNOW LIVE IN THENEWSROOM.-AND GEORGE INTHE FIRST OFTONIGHT'SHEARINGS --SOUTHBURLINGTON'SCITY COUNCILHAS DECIDED INA 3-2 VOTE TOREVERSECOURSE... ANDSUPPORT THEBASING OF THEF-35 IN VERMONT.IT'S A FLIP OF AMAY 20-12 VOTE.THEY HEARDFROM THE PUBLIC-- AND SO DIDWINOOSKI'S CITYCOUNCIL -- ASTHERE ARE JUSTDAYS LEFT TOSEND COMMENTSTO THEPENTAGON.BARBARA SIRVISBURLINGTONhow many of youhave lived in thesame house for 20years and have atrue sense of familyneighborhood? Howmany of you havelived whereconversations andtelephone callsmust be stoppedbecause of airplanenoise?THOSEQUESTIONS --POSED TO SOUTHBURLINGTON'SCITY COUNCIL...nat - plane...ABOUT THE F-35FIGHTER JET.EILEEN BOUVIERBURLINGTONin the 60 years thatI have lived in thisarea, many planeshave come andgone, but neverbefore has thecommunity near theairport beenravaged as it hasbeen these last fewyearsIN A PACKEDGYMNASIUMMONDAY--NEIGHBORS MADETHEIR CASE.WALDENROONEYBURLINGTONand then I hear thesound of those jetstaking off or comingin i'll be the first totell you that they'reloud, but that's whatI hear -- the soundof freedomKAREN LIBBYBURLINGTONit's probably morenoticeable for mewhen the fedexplane takes off latein the evening,that's morebothersome to methan the takeoff andlanding of the f-16IT WAS A SIMILARSCENE INWINOOSKI.TERRY ZIGMUNDthe f-35's are goingto come here,supposedly they'renot going to be inafterburner. What isthe missionchanges in a year?Then all of asudden they'reflying in afterburner,only for six minutesa dayWINOOSKI'S CITYCOUNCIL...MAYALSO TAKE ASTANCE ON THEF-35.FRED COTAwhen I moved towinooski, I knewthere were planes.Anybody thatmoves to winooskiknows there's anairport nearby,shouldn't besurprised fromnoiseBUT NOWELECTEDLEADERS HEREHAVE A DILEMMAON THEIR HANDS... WHILE THEYAREN'T MAKINGTHE BASINGDECISION -- THEIRPOSITION ON THEJET COULD SENDSIGNALS TO THEPENTAGON... ASSOME TAXPAYERSTHREATEN TOMOVE OUT OFTOWN.DAN TREINISi think if you don'thave a strongrejection of the f-35,that's a tacitapproval of notsuitable forresidential use, andpeople will berepelled and i willleave just like thatyoung woman said.i will find a way toget my family out ofhereWINOOSKI'S CITYCOUNCIL DID NOTREACH ADECISIONTONIGHT. THEYRECONVENEWEDNESDAY.THE ANTI F-35GROUP "SAVEOUR SKIES"HOLDS A PUBLICHEARING ON F-35AND its IMPACT ONTHE HEALTH OFCHILDREN.THAT HEARINGSTARTS AT 7 -- ATTHE CHAMBERLINSCHOOL. LIVE INTHE NEWSROOM,I'M DAVIDCHARNS,NEWSCHANNEL 5NIGHTCAST.NEWSCHANNEL 5WILL CONTINUE

Neighbors unleash for, against F-35

Both city councils in South Burlington and Winooski heard from neighbors and business owners about whether or not the panels should support or oppose the basing of the F-35 at Burlington’s airport.